*️⃣Opus

Architect #Hadid #ZahaHadid #ZHA
City #Dubai
Country #UAE #ME

🔤The Opus is designed as two separate towers that coalesce into a singular whole— taking the form of a cube. The cube is then ‘carved’, creating a central void that is an important volume within the building in its own right—providing views to the exterior from the centre of the building. The free-formed fluidity of this eight-storey void contrasts with the precise orthogonal geometry of the surrounding cube.

This curved façade was designed using digital 3D modelling that also identified specific zones which required tempered glass.At night the void is illuminated by a dynamic light installation of LEDs within each glass panel.

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Material #curvedglass
Function #mixeduse #hospitality #hotel #office
Address: Al Amal St - Business Bay - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
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*️⃣Stuttgart City Library

Architect #Yi
City #Stuttgart
Country #Germany #EU

🔤The site for the Stuttgart City Library was chosen in Mailänder Platz, an area that is perceived to be a future city centre growing out of the location of the library. With this in mind, the architects chose to physically express the importance of this cultural centre by giving the building a grand physical presence.

The form and symmetry of entrance of the building was inspired by the “Cenotaph for Newton” by Étienne Boullée, but the heart and core of the library follows the design of the ancient pantheon.

Protected by a secondary façade, the cube-shaped room is situated in the middle of the building and is illuminated by a central roof light. In the center is a 1 m² fountain that ties the space as a meditative area.

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Colour #white
Function #public #library
Feature #interior
Address: Mailänder Platz 1, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany
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*️⃣Fuji Television Headquarters

Architect #Tange #KenzoTange
City #Tokyo
Country #Japan #AP

🔤The design of Fuji Television's new broadcasting station, located within the headquarters, emphasizes the company's concept of openness. In addition, the corridors connecting the two towers strengthen the structure, making it highly earthquake resistant.

The building is a mega structure with a unique design of futuristic air. It was designed with innovation in both its architecture and its interior use, housing television studios with leading technology in broadcasting. Because of all this he became a leader in the area giving rise to the construction of other modern buildings nearby.

Raising the observation platform into position was a major task for the crew; besides weighing 1,350 tons, the platform's center of gravity is not at its core. Two or three options were considered, but in the end it was decided that the platform would be constructed on the rooftop garden of the seventh floor, where it was balanced horizontally on and supported by three beams, and then raised by hydraulic jacks.

The observation platform's external surface is salt air damage resistant titanium that features an appealing reflective finish with a crisp color that is pleasant to the eye. Aluminum curtain wall was used for the outside walls of the building

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Colour #metallic
Material #aluminium facade and #titanium sphere
Function #office
Feature #retro #adminvisited
Address: 2 Chome-4-8 Daiba, Minato City, Tokyo 137-8088, Japan
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*️⃣High line

Architect #DSR #DillerScofdioRenfro #Diller #Scofdio #Renfro
City #NewYork
Country #USA #NA

🔤Inspired by the melancholic, unruly beauty of this postindustrial ruin, where nature has reclaimed a once vital piece of urban infrastructure, the new park interprets its inheritance. It translates the biodiversity that took root after it fell into ruin in a string of site–specific urban micro-climates along the stretch of railway that include sunny, shady, wet, dry, windy, and sheltered spaces.

The park helped catalyze new investment in the surrounding area, with significant new development and the emergence of a new mixed-use neighborhood. The ecology of the area has been enhanced with over 100,000 plants, comprising over 1,500 species of plants, birds and insects. The project serves as a model for
infrastructure reuse in other cities around the world.

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Colour #tan
Material #concrete pre-cast planks
Function #public #park
Feature #refurbishment
Address: along 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011, United States
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#bonus@simoderna (John Wick 3 movie and Gossip girl show had scenes filmed here)

*️⃣Dalian International Conference Center

Architect #Coop #Himmelblau #CoopHimmelblau
City #Dalian
Country #China #AP

🔤The building has to reflect both the promising modern future of Dalian, and its tradition as an important seaport as well as an industrial, commercial, and tourist center in China’s northeastern province of Liaoning.

The program defines the shape of the building, the inside literally pushing out and deforming the metallic skin of the building. The perforated aluminum slats of the exterior shell provide daylight to the inside, and give the building its striking sculptural appearance. The slats opened in some of the public areas offer selective views of the city and the bay of Dalian. New synergies are created ​“between the exterior skin, reacting to the climate, and the landscape surrounding it.”

The interior organization of the theater, the conference rooms and the circulations are comparable to an urban network of streets, plazas and identifiable ​“addresses” for better orientation. This arrangement also provides areas for informal meetings, relaxation and small talks before the conferences.

"At Coop Himmelb(l)au, we are thus putting Le Corbusier’s words into practice, when he said that buildings should be constructed like ships.” (Wolf dPrix).

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Colour #metallic
Material #aluminium
Function #entertainment #venue
Feature #interior
Address: WMHC+R8P, Zhongshan, Dalian, Liaoning, China, 116007
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